Shades of Green

Direction of the Swedish Forest Innovation System 1970-2020

Jonas Kreutzer

2023-08-29

Bioeconomy Demarkations

Using producer / user codes

SNI Code Description
02 Forestry and related services
20 Wood and wood product manufacturing except furniture
21 Pulp, paper and paper product manufacturing
36 Furniture manufacturing; other manufacturing

Adding keywords of value chain

- "virke",
- "cellulos",
- "lignin",
- "spån", 
- "bark",
- "levulinsyra" (Levulinic acid),
- "furfural" (Furfural),
- "svarttjära",
- "svartlut",
- "växtbas",
- "ved",
- "trä",
- "skog",
- "papper",
- "biobränsle",
- "biologiskt",
- "nedbrytbar",
- "papper",
- "pappret",
- "karton",
- "tencel",

817 Innovations in Forest Bioeconomy (Uncleaned)

Trend

Three Visions for a Bioeconomy

Bio-Technology Vision

Bio-Resource Vision

Bio-Ecology Vision

Bugge et al. (2016)

Bioeconomy Vision Classification

Bugge et al. (2016) Biotechnology Bioresource Bioecology
Aim & Objectives Economic growth & job creation Economic growth & sustainability Sustainability, biodiversity, conservation of ecosystems, avoiding soil degradation
Value Creation Application of biotechnology, commercialisation of research & technology Conversion and upgrading of bio-resources (process oriented) Development of integrated production systems and high-quality products with territorial identity
Drivers & mediators of innovation R & D, patents, TTOs, Research councils and funders (Science push, linear model) Interdisciplinary, optimisation of land use, include degraded land in the production of biofuels, use and availability of bio-resources, waste management, engineering, science & market (Interactive & networked production mode) Identification of favourable organic agro-ecological practices, ethics, risk, transdisciplinary sustainability, ecological interactions, re-use & recycling of waste, land use, (Circular and self-sustained production mode)
Vivien et al. (2019) Type II Type III Type I
A science-based economy driven by industrial biotechnology

The cell is a factory
Biomass replaces fossil fuels and mining to produce energy and materials

Biorefining at the heart of ecological transition (multilevel perspective).
An ecological economy, that is compatible with the biosphere

Counter-expertise rather than concrete technical solutions Criticism from social groups who remain at the margins of decisionmaking centers
Codes 1 2 3

Preliminary Results

572

unique forest bioeconomy innovations classified

Examples

Bioeconomy Vision by Year

Bioeconomy Vision Heatmap

Uncertain Cases

40 cases are marked as unsure bioeconomy visions.

References

Bugge, M. M., Hansen, T., & Klitkou, A. (2016). What Is the Bioeconomy? A Review of the Literature. Sustainability, 8(7), 691. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8070691
Vivien, F.-D., Nieddu, M., Befort, N., Debref, R., & Giampietro, M. (2019). The Hijacking of the Bioeconomy. Ecological Economics, 159, 189–197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.01.027